Furama Hotel Singapore Pte Ltd v Ng Siew Moy

[2026] SGMC 53 Magistrate Court 28 April 2026 MC/OC 10616/2024 ( MC/RA 6/2026 ) 17 min read

6 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal allowed

I allowed the appeal and ordered the Default Judgment (MC /JUD 3635/2025) to be reinstated.

Source: [2026] SGMC 53, Magistrate Court, decided 28 April 2026. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	Magistrate Court
Decided	28 April 2026
Judge	Edwin San
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Outcome	Appeal allowed
Counsel	ARShanker Law Chambers, Adroit Law Chambers LLC, Amy Seow, Lim Tean, Wong Hui Min

Source: [2026] SGMC 53, Magistrate Court, decided 28 April 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Judgment and orders — Setting aside of default judgement

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Edwin San Delivered

Counsel (5)

ARShanker Law Chambers Firm Adroit Law Chambers LLC Firm Amy Seow Counsel Appellant Lim Tean Counsel Respondent Wong Hui Min Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Furama Hotel Singapore Pte Ltd Appellant Ng Siew Moy t/a Singapore Victoria Dance & Art Respondent

Case Significance

In [2026] SGMC 53, decided on 28 April 2026, District Judge Edwin San allowed an appeal by Furama Hotel Singapore Pte Ltd (Registrar's Appeal No 6 of 2026) against a Deputy Registrar's decision to set aside a default judgment (MC/JUD 3635/2025) entered against Ng Siew Moy, trading as Singapore Victoria Dance & Art, and reinstated the Default Judgment. The underlying claim, MC/OC 10616/2024, was filed on 24 November 2024; after an extension of time and an order for substituted service granted on 13 March 2025, substituted service was effected by email on 14 March 2025 and by registered post on 19 March 2025. The appeal was heard on 19 and 26 March 2026.

Summary

This was an appeal by the claimant, Furama Hotel Singapore Pte Ltd, against a Deputy Registrar's decision granting the defendant's application to set aside a default judgment entered against her in Magistrate Court Originating Claim No 10616 of 2024. District Judge Edwin San allowed the appeal, applying O 18 r 16(4) and O 3 r 2(8) of the Rules of Court 2021, after the defendant had failed to file a Notice of Intention to contest or her defence within the prescribed timelines despite substituted service having been effected. The default judgment (MC/JUD 3635/2025) was reinstated.

What did the court decide in Furama Hotel Singapore Pte Ltd v Ng Siew Moy [2026] SGMC 53?

District Judge Edwin San allowed the Claimant's appeal (Registrar's Appeal No 6 of 2026) and reinstated the Default Judgment (MC/JUD 3635/2025) against Ng Siew Moy, trading as Singapore Victoria Dance & Art, overturning the Deputy Registrar's earlier order setting it aside.